A little girl is recovering after she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull in Boynton Beach on Tuesday.

A little girl is recovering after she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull in Boynton Beach on Tuesday.

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Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jun 18, 2014

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WEBVTT NATS SCREAMS CAUGHT ONCAMERA... A LITTLE GIRLATTACKED BY A PITBULL.THAT 4-YEAR OLD IS RECOVERINGTONIGHT... WE TALKED TOTHE LITTLE GIRL'S MOTHER ANDTHE MAN WHO OWNS THE DOG.CHARLETTE LIGHT-MOTHERGEORGEBONETA- DOG OWNER3NATS FAMILY AND FRIENDSWERE OUTSIDE RECORDING... ASOCIAL MEDIA CHARITY TREND INTHE FRONT YARD... IT'S CALLEDTHE COLD WATER CHALLENGE...THERE WERE GIGGLES...SCREAMS... AND THEN THIS...NATS YOU CAN SEE AS ANEIGHBORS PITBULL, MAX...BUSTS THROUGH THE FRONTYARD... AND LEAPS ON 4 YEAROLD ZAMARIA.CHARLETTE LIGHT-MOTHER 4.16 "I LOOKED BACK ANDTHE DOG HAD MY BABY SHE WASCRYING SHE WAS JUST LOOKING ATME." 4.21 GEORGE BONETA OWNSTHE DOG AND WAS OVER WATCHINGTHE CHALLENGE TOO.. BUT DIDN'TTHINK ALL THE FUN.... WOULDTURN INTO THIS. GEORGE BONETA-DOG OWNER .28 'THE GATE WASLEFT OPEN THE DOG RAN OUT ANDHE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE TOOBUT HE ENDED UP BITING THELITTLE GIRL." .38CHARLETTELIGHT-MOTHER 4.22 "EVERYBODYSTARTED THROWING COOLER THECHAIRS ALL TYPEOF STUFF ... HEWAS TRYING TO PULL HER BACK... THE DOG BACK BUT HECOULDN'T GET THE DOG LOOSE."4.35GEORGE BONETA- DOG OWNER1.02 'EVERYONE STARTED RUNNINGAND THEY LEFT THE LITTLE GIRLON THE GRASS BY HERSELF... SOI WENT AFTER THE DOG AS MUCHAS I COULD." 1.13GEORGEBONETA- DOG OWNER 1.33 "I DOVEON HIM... AND I GRABBED HIM...AND I OPENED HIS MOUTH AND IGRABBED HIM BY THE LEASH ANDTOOK HIM IN THE HOUSE .' 1.40THE LITTLE GIRL WENT TO THEHOSPITAL..CHECK OUT HERINJURIES... SCRATCHES AND BITEMARKS ON HER LEG, STOMACH ANDFINGER... CHARLETTE LIGHT-MOTHER 5.00 'SHE IS DOINGOK... SHE IS IN PAIN BUT SHEIS OK." BONETA SAYS MAX IS AGOOD DOG WHO WAS JUST TRYINGTO PROTECT HIM..... HE DIDN'TWANT THIS TO HAPPEN WHICH ISWHY HE SAYS RACED TO SAVE THELITTLE GIRL. GEORGE BONETA-DOG OWNER 2.03 "IM SORRY THATIT HAPPENED... IT'S NOT MYFAULT... THINGS HAPPEN"> 2.07BUT EVEN WITH THAT SORRY...THIS MOM WANTS THE DOG GONE.CHARLETTE LIGHT-MOTHER 5.39"SHE USED TO LOVE DOGS I DON'TTHINK SHE IS GOING TO BE INTODOGS."3BONETA SAYS HE WAS TOLD HISDOG MUST STAY IN QUARANTINEFOR TWO WEEKS. ANIMAL CAREAND CONTROL SAYS THEY ARESTILL INVESTIGATING... BUTCONFIRMED WHAT THE OWNER TOLDUS, THAT THE DOG HAS BITTENSOMEONE BEFORE. COMING UPALL NEW AT SIX... WE'LL TELLYOU MORE ABOUT THE DOGS PASTAND WHY HE IS STILL ALLOWED TOBE A PET.